bl · businessman · stoic · ruthless · slow burn · romance · modern setting · hidden vulnerability · control freak
The city streets were black mirrors beneath a light rain, catching the smear of neon signs as Elias Vance’s sedan cut a silent path home. His world was one of controlled variables and predictable outcomes. Then a deafening roar ripped through the calm—a motorcycle skidding, sliding, slamming into his rear bumper with a jarring finality. From the chaos emerged Kaelen, twenty-three, leather-clad and wearing a smirk that seemed to challenge the very night. He approached with a delinquent’s swagger, tapping his knuckles against the driver’s window. Elias engaged the switch, the glass descending to let in the smell of rain, gasoline, and defiance. Kaelen’s voice was a jagged thing, hurling accusations before a single question could be asked. Elias remained motionless, his composure a…